Linux-Hardware Digest #551, Volume #12 Sat, 25 Mar 00 19:13:09 EST
Contents:
Backpack CD-rewriter ("Brandon P. van Zyl")
Re: 512 MB HD BIOS Limit Workaround? (John in SD)
Re: BIOS detects virus, avail. RAM problems! ("Dan Chiasson")
pciaudio ("Klaus Stelzer")
Re: ATT: Pls help (Big problems) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: True requirements for Lexmark Optra Color 40 SIMMs? (David Gentzel)
Re: Booting linux , little problem (disarm)
Re: Installing SCSI Tape Drive in RedHat Linux (Tom Jackson)
do these NIC's work w/ Linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Problem installing scsi hard drive. (mike)
Re: Compaq dual port NIC: How? (Mark Davis)
Re: 512 MB HD BIOS Limit Workaround? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Recommended SCSI CD-R/RW for Multiple OSs? ("Cary Bauman")
Cursor: Lack of in X (RCP)
two es1371 cards ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
two es1371 cards (oops) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Voodoo display sorrupt. (James Pinkster)
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From: "Brandon P. van Zyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Backpack CD-rewriter
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 14:53:18 -0500
Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone has the Microsolutions Backpack CD-RW working
with Xcd Roast ?
If you do (that is, if it's even possible), could you let me know?
I have generic-SCSCI support (and all the other stuff the manual tells
you to do).
Thanks,
Brandon
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From: John in SD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 512 MB HD BIOS Limit Workaround?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 20:10:07 GMT
Likewise I have an old 486 still in Linux service. With a new Maxtor
drive and Maxblast, I can boot Linux (RH 5.2, 6.0 and 6.1), DOS, and
Windoze98. With Maxblast, only OS/2 will not boot, since it does not
recognize the sector 0 mapping required by Maxblast.
--John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:40:44 -0500, "A. Teutonico" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I have an older 486 computer, whose BIOS is limited to hard drives
>of 512 MB max. Is there a way to overcome this limit and install
>larger hard drives? (I am aware of utilities like Maxblast, EZBios
>etc., but most of them are 1. for DOS/Windows and 2. install usually
>in the MBR, where I want LILO. Can LILO itself pass the large hard
>drive parameters to the OS as opposed to mentioned utilities or the
>BIOS?)
>
>Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
>Ciao
>
>ateut[at]erols.com
>
>PS: Does anybody know, where to get 486/33 math co-processors from?
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From: "Dan Chiasson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: BIOS detects virus, avail. RAM problems!
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 14:05:26 -0400
Thanks Matt G (a.k.a. Dances With Crows) & Robie for your expertise and helpful
and accurate suggestions. My system runs very smoothly now! You've saved me
hours (if not days) of frustrating troubleshooting!
I had no idea that the BIOS virus protection was simply scanning the MBR and
that 'mem=128M' was a valid parameter for LILO!
Thanks again, gurus.
--
Dan Chiasson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Systems & Network Administrator
Coastal Internet International Inc.
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From: "Klaus Stelzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: pciaudio
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 21:25:46 +0100
Hello everybody!
I'm trying to install CMI8738 PCIAudio under Linux Kernel 2.2.13. I
already tried several release versions of the driver for it, but when
it comes to the point to do the "make config" command, I always get the
error message: "no rule to make target 'config' " Do I have to configure the
"make"-command or what could be the reason for this error? Does somebody
know, what to do?
Already thanks in advance
Klaus
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: ATT: Pls help (Big problems)
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 20:39:03 GMT
Ok, maybe I'm missing something here, but you
said:
> I've fdisked all my windows partitions including
> the c drive and Ms Dos partitions as well.
So you've wiped your hard drive clean. I'm
assuming you've installed an OS of some sort,
after running fdisk? (Your post contained no
mention of it, so I thought I'd ask.) If you
haven't, then what you're seeing is right. "No
operating system found" 'cause there isn't one.
:)
If you _have_ installed something since running
fdisk, then it's a completely different
problem....
Chris
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Before you buy.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: True requirements for Lexmark Optra Color 40 SIMMs?
From: David Gentzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 25 Mar 2000 16:06:58 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott Alfter) writes:
>Given that the printer will only handle up to 36 megs (4+32), a 64-meg SIMM
>would be a waste. Yes, buy.com said it'd take a 64-meg SIMM, but the
>manual says it'll only take up to a 32-meg SIMM.
Lexmark's web site claims 68M max:
http://www.lexmark.com/printers/inkjet/OptraColor/40tech.html
--
Dave Gentzel
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://pobox.com/~gentzel/
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From: disarm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Booting linux , little problem
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 16:19:54 -0500
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:22:21 +0100, Julius Apweiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
i didnt get any other message.... this is why i dont understand at all
>disarm wrote:
>>
>> this is my config:
>> Slackware 7.0
>> p150
>> 32 megs
>> Video Card 1megs
>> Smc EZ 8416 isa
>> Ethernet 8129 pci
>> 2.5 gig harddrive
>>
>> I installed linux, its worked perfectly, the only probleme i had is
>> that i cannot boot it normaly, with a lilo or a bootdsk it block at :
>> Uncompressing Linux.... Ok, Booting Kernel.
>> i can boot with the bootdsk that come with Slackware 7.0 by entering
>> mount root=/dev/hda1
>>
>> i dont know why, even before i touched the kernel id get this message
>> each time i bootup, can i only have a way to fix that? or is there a
>> fix somewhere? thanks in advance
>
>What's the exact message it gives after 'Ok, Booting Kernel'? Does it
>say anyone else than that? I installed it on our laptop (MediaGX
>processor) recently, and after a few lines of normal kernel messages it
>had a 'kernel panic' and stopped because I had installed a
>Pentium-optimised kernel on a non-Pentium processor. If you have a
>Pentium clone (AMD, Cyrix) that might be the problem, you'd just have to
>use a 386/486 kernel. Otherwise, I have no clue; you might try
>recompiling or selecting another kernel in the configuration utility (no
>idea how that's done in Slackware, I only know SuSE).
>
>--------------------
>Julius Dominik Apweiler
>----
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>----
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>"In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and
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From: Tom Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Installing SCSI Tape Drive in RedHat Linux
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:17:51 -0500
Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:
> is already working on your system. Also, RedHat pre-compiles just about
> every module you could need, so you don't *need* to re-compile
> the kernel -- just load the right module (man modprobe).
As it happens, the SCSI tape driver is not included in the default RedHat 6.0
distribution. You can verify this: rpm -ql -p kernel-2.2.5-22.i566.rpm | grep
st
I had to rebuild the kernel to get the tape driver, st.o.
I highly recommend that Richard practices this installation a few times before
downing a production machine, if that is possible.
--
Tom Jackson
University Computing and Information Services
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: do these NIC's work w/ Linux?
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 21:50:00 GMT
I am trying to identify and make use of 2 types
of ISA 10base2/T switchless NIC's under Linux.
Can anyone assist me in determining
manufacturer/make/model and needed
software/driver/settings? I have used isapnp to
determine that they are not ISA PnP cards and
they have no jumper settings.
Card type #1:
The most identifying marks on the board are: 'EN-
2420P' and 'REV.W4'
Here is the info off of the IC's:
Winbond W89C906F 506TE24510220
Winbond W24257S-70LL 95140
MYSON MTD392N 9517 EQ
There is a small 8-pin IC that looks like
EEPROM's that I have seen before. It has a white
sticker on it with the number: 111328
DC-109 YCL 12V->9V 9511
16PT-006A YCL 9516H
20F001N YCL9516G
There is one empty 28-pin ROM socket.
Card type #2:
The most identifying marks on the board are: EZ-
2000
Here is the info off of the IC's:
UMC UM9003AF 9449-ES
RA20H6
UM61256CK-25 9504D R95125
UM9096 9451-BM NA20M6
ISSI 9443 IS93C46P
MYSON MTD392N 9503 EQ
DPSO5UO9D IN 5 VDC OUT 9 VDC
THB16J04A DELTA 9501
LANF72366 DEL 9449
There is one empty 28-pin ROM socket.
I am sure I have provided more information than
is needed on these cards, but I figure better to
provide too much, than not enough.
Any and all bits of information or suggestions
are welcome.
Thank you,
Michael
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Before you buy.
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From: mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Problem installing scsi hard drive.
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 17:05:23 -0500
I have setup Redhat Linux 6.1 on a scsi hard drive and want
to be able to access dos and be able to boot into it.
Right now I have no dos access to the hard drive. If I use
a dos boot disk, dos on the floppy drive can not see the dos
partition on the hard drive. I used adaptec's afdisk which allowed
me to see the partitions and format the dos partition. Fdisk
cannot see the hard drive. The boot floppy has scsi drivers
and I can access the cd-rom. When it boots up the
system initialization seems to go ok and there is a listing of
the three scsi devices and their individual scsi id numbers.
Somehow the hard drive does not get assigned a drive letter nor
does the tape unit. At this point I am more concerned with
recognizing the hard drive. To compound the problem
the bios is strange in that if the scsi is enabled, the floppy
cannot be used to boot from. Thus I have to set it for disabled.
In any case that did not stop Linux from being installed and
run without any problems. Is this a catch 22 or is there
a way to activate my hard drive?
Thanks
Mike
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Davis)
Subject: Re: Compaq dual port NIC: How?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:06:09 GMT
In message <8bin2t$nci$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - "Stephen J Howard"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
:>
:>I've got one of those cards, just insmod tlan, hey presto (if using RH
:>control panel) you have eth0 and eth1. Eth0 is the port nearest the top of
:>the card, from memory.
Thanks, I went ahead and tried it. I'm using Slackware 7.0. All I had to do
was edit /etc/modules.conf to alias eth0 and eth1 to tlan and edit
/etc/rc.d/rc.modules to disable the 3com lines and enable the tlan line. Works
like a champ.
Mark Davis
San Angelo, TX
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 512 MB HD BIOS Limit Workaround?
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 17:45:38 -0500
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/24/2000
at 01:53 PM, Neil Koozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>www.deepspacetech.com has some 486dx2/66 cpu's for $5
Good info. Thanks.
>If your board will accept this in place of the SX cpu, you might try one.
I thought the only difference was the SX, though having the circuitry for
a math coprocessor, had the MCP turned off because it failed some QC
check. IIRC, there was a way to turn your SX into a DX somehow. I had
the DX so I didn't bother.
Take care,
Duane
--
===========================================================
Duane A. Bielling
http://www.datasync.com/~bielling
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matt. 6:33; John 3:16; Rom. 8:1
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From: "Cary Bauman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup.hardware
Subject: Re: Recommended SCSI CD-R/RW for Multiple OSs?
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 23:03:27 GMT
Using an Adaptec 2940 or the current equivalent and a Ricoh 2600 SCSI CD/RW
or even any later Ricoh SCSI CD/RW.
The Adaptec and Ricoh combo has been totally bullet proof.
John Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Gary Flynn wrote:
> >
> > I'm setting up a test lab with computers expected
> > to run FreeBSD, Linux, Windows NT, and Windows 98.
> >
> > I'd like to put a SCSI card in each machine and have
> > an external CD-R/RW device I can move between them
> > as needed.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend cards and drive that would work
> > well in this situation?
>
> The Buslogic BT-948 & 958 series is the only type of host adapter I know
> of that is truly supported by all these OS's. That's why I bought my 948
> & 958. There are most likely others that you'll find will work, but you
> will have to laboriously slog through multiple hardware databases to
> find them..
>
> Take a look at the Linux Hardware Database referenced elsewhere in this
> thread and also http://www.freebsd.org. FWIW, I run Windows 98 on my
> system as well and the Buslogics have no trouble with it. Almost
> anything will run with M$.
>
> For a CD-RW, I'd choose Plextor. I have never had any trouble with my
> 40Wide. I would even buy a used Plextor if the price was right: they are
> that good. A co-worker bought Yamaha CD-RW and he's gone through 3 of
> them in 4 months time - they run very hot and seem to be pieces of
> trash. And judging by my his dealings with their service department,
> their customer service's attitude really sucks too. They tried to tell
> him Linux broke his CD-RW..
>
> If you are truly wanting to run multiple OS's on a common hardware base,
> don't stop with these choices: Look at Be, Solaris, NetBSD and OpenBSD.
> I think you'll find that the Buslogic/Plextor combo enumerated above
> will work with all of these OS's (although Solaris apparently supports
> almost as many devices as Windows nowadays :-).
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> --
> john hagen ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> =================================
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From: RCP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Cursor: Lack of in X
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 09:08:15 +1000
Anyone have any clues why the cursor only shows up as a white box about
2cm square after configuring a S3 Trio 3D/2X card in 3.3.6 Still
works but a proper cursor would be good.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: two es1371 cards
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 17:59:27 -0500
i have a new a-open celeron machine with two es1371 cards in it
running mandrake 6.1. i have only one of the soundcards working.
ksyms -m shows:
88017000 (26k) [es1371]
88015000 (4k) [soundcore]
8801504c register_sound_special_R2gig_5a6d2097 [soundcore]
88015118 register_sound_mixer_R2gig_69fa58e7 [soundcore]
88015210 register_sound_midi_R2gig_c45bc1d1 [soundcore]
8801530c register_sound_dsp_R2gig_9743c3b3 [soundcore]
88015408 register_sound_synth_R2gig_0507b922 [soundcore]
88015600 unregister_sound_special_R2gig_99c95fa5 [soundcore]
88015664 unregister_sound_mixer_R2gig_7afc9d8a [soundcore]
880156c4 unregister_sound_midi_R2gig_fdab6de3 [soundcore]
88015724 unregister_sound_dsp_R2gig_cd083b10 [soundcore]
88015784 unregister_sound_synth_R2gig_df03108a [soundcore]
880159a8 mod_firmware_load_R2gig_39e3dd23 [soundcore]
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: version v0.13 time 18:19:49 Sep
15 1999
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: found adapter at io 0x9400 irq
11
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: features: joystick 0x0
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec vendor CRY revision 19
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec features Headphone out
20bit DAC 18bit ADC
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: stereo enhancement: Crystal
Semiconductor 3D Stereo Enhancement
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: found adapter at io 0x9800 irq
10
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: features: joystick 0x0
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec vendor CRY revision 19
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec features Headphone out
20bit DAC 18bit ADC
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: stereo enhancement: Crystal
Semiconductor 3D Stereo Enhancement
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: two es1371 cards (oops)
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 18:09:07 -0500
(oops - i didn't know ctrl-n sent messages in agent)
i have a new a-open celeron machine with two es1371 cards in it
running mandrake 6.1. i have only one of the soundcards working.
can anyone suggest how i can get both running at the same time using
loadable modules? i'm having a real hard time figuring out how to
write conf.modules files.
any help is most welcome
thanks
tom
ksyms -m shows:
88017000 (26k) [es1371]
88015000 (4k) [soundcore]
8801504c register_sound_special_R2gig_5a6d2097 [soundcore]
88015118 register_sound_mixer_R2gig_69fa58e7 [soundcore]
88015210 register_sound_midi_R2gig_c45bc1d1 [soundcore]
8801530c register_sound_dsp_R2gig_9743c3b3 [soundcore]
88015408 register_sound_synth_R2gig_0507b922 [soundcore]
88015600 unregister_sound_special_R2gig_99c95fa5 [soundcore]
88015664 unregister_sound_mixer_R2gig_7afc9d8a [soundcore]
880156c4 unregister_sound_midi_R2gig_fdab6de3 [soundcore]
88015724 unregister_sound_dsp_R2gig_cd083b10 [soundcore]
88015784 unregister_sound_synth_R2gig_df03108a [soundcore]
880159a8 mod_firmware_load_R2gig_39e3dd23 [soundcore]
boot log shows the cards with different irqs:
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: version v0.13 time 18:19:49 Sep
15 1999
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: found adapter at io 0x9400 irq
11
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: features: joystick 0x0
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec vendor CRY revision 19
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec features Headphone out
20bit DAC 18bit ADC
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: stereo enhancement: Crystal
Semiconductor 3D Stereo Enhancement
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: found adapter at io 0x9800 irq
10
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: features: joystick 0x0
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec vendor CRY revision 19
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: codec features Headphone out
20bit DAC 18bit ADC
Mar 25 16:41:27 wxbc2 kernel: es1371: stereo enhancement: Crystal
Semiconductor 3D Stereo Enhancement
in /dev i have
crw-rw---- 1 ice audio 14, 3 Apr 17 1999 dsp
crw-rw---- 1 ice audio 14, 19 Apr 17 1999 dsp1
crw-rw---- 1 ice audio 14, 0 Apr 17 1999 mixer
crw-rw---- 1 ice audio 14, 16 Apr 17 1999 mixer1
(i'm not sure if dsp1 is the second card or a second device on the
first card.) the two mixers seem to work ok and independently using
aumix.
/proc/modules shows only:
3c59x 18440 1 (autoclean)
vfat 11036 0 (unused)
fat 32960 0 [vfat]
es1371 25888 1
soundcore 3748 8 [es1371]
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From: James Pinkster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Voodoo display sorrupt.
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 10:19:57 +0000
Jason Breitweiser wrote:
> I have VooDoo3 2000 card and my video corrupts when I exit Unreal
> Tournament. Does anyone know a work around?
>
> Jason
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
I have Voodoo 2, with a similar problem except that the screen doesn't
corrupt, it just stays on the last screen of UT.
I haven't tryed install the 402A patch yet..............UT only seems to
lock the display for me, so i can still restart my box with
ctrl-alt-del.
James
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